Painting Bathroom Cabinets
Painting your bathroom cabinets may be a way to give your bathroom a really great look for a very low cost, especially if some of your cabinets don’t match. Painting is also an excellent way of achieving a co-ordinated look to the room, without you having to replace all the units.
Before you paint them, remember to check what materials the cabinets are made from. If they have a surface that is plastic or plastic laminated, then they can’t really be painted, since it won’t stick. If they are wooden, have a wooden veneer or are metal, then you can go ahead and paint them.
Prior to painting, the cabinet will need to be prepped and for this it’s usually easier to take the doors off. Both the doors and the cabinet structure will need to be sanded down, since this will form a surface for the paint to latch onto. Often this is referred to as ‘giving the paint a key’. If there is no key, then there is nothing for the paint to soak into and it will not be very long before it cracks and wears off.
Once you have finished the first coat, wait overnight before applying the second. As tempting as it may be to rush these things, it is actually better to wait a while and allow the first coat to dry thoroughly.
Finally, before you replace the doors, think about replacing the handles, and since these can give your cabinets a fantastic look for only a few pounds, this will really help transform them into up-to-date, modern and very stylish pieces of furniture.